New SHEA Guidance - Infection Control in Anesthesiology

2019 SHEA Epi Project Competition

The SHEA Research Committee is seeking bright and dedicated early investigators in the field of healthcare epidemiology research. The Epi Project Competition will award up to $20,000 in grants for winning proposals for research to develop pilot data that supports the conduct of a future larger scale research project, and the likelihood that a future project would attract additional funding support.

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SHEA'S New ICHE Managing Editor

Please join Dr. Susanne Bradley and the Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE) editorial team as we welcome Lindsay MacMurray as the new Managing Editor of ICHE. Ms. MacMurray joins as a full time SHEA employee to provide editorial and strategic support for ICHE. She joins SHEA with over a decade of experience in scholarly publishing. Most recently, Ms. MacMurray was a Managing Editor with KWF Editorial. At KWF Editorial, she managed a portfolio of medical and scientific journals and supervised a team of Editorial Associates. Lindsay worked closely with editors, authors, reviewers, and association leadership to oversee daily journal operations and ensure that long-term, strategic goals were met. Ms. MacMurray has expert knowledge of Editorial Manager and is skilled at analyzing peer review processes to create and implement efficient workflows for high-volume and high-impact publications. Additionally, Ms. MacMurray has assisted in the launch, training, and daily operations of three Open Access publications. Prior to KWF, Ms. MacMurray spent six years with the publishing program at the American Psychological Association. Ms. MacMurray holds a BA from Boston College and an MSW from Catholic University.

Please join us in welcoming Ms. MacMurray as you submit your publications to ICHE. She can be reached at lmacmurray@shea-online.org.

Outbreak Prevention and Response Week 2018 Calendar

Outbreak Prevention Response Week 2018

September 17-21, 2018

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America will be leading Outbreak Prevention and Response Week from September 17-21, 2018. During the week, SHEA and its partners will share resources with healthcare professionals, the infection prevention community, and patients and families on ways to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

SHEA Releases New Textbooks

NEW! SHEA Research Scholar Award

The SHEA Education and Research Foundation, and the SHEA Research Committee are pleased to announce the availability of a new research grant award, the SHEA Research Scholars Grant Award. This grant will award up to $40,000 to an early investigator within 5 years of completion of training to conduct a research project that addresses knowledge gaps and new challenges in healthcare epidemiology and antibiotic stewardship research.

Apply today to one of SHEA’s Open Scholarships and Career Recognition Awards presented at IDWeek 2018. Details are below. If you have any questions, please email foundation@shea-online.org You can only win if you apply!

IDSA, SHEA and PIDS Announce Inaugural LEAP Fellowship Awardees

IDSA, SHEA and PIDS are pleased to announce the first awardees of the Leadership in Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and Public health (LEAP) Fellowship. Currently in its inaugural year, the LEAP Fellowship is a $100,000 training award competitively granted to four promising young infectious diseases physicians. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this fellowship aims to foster the next generation of Infectious Diseases leaders in public health, hospital epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship, giving them the hands-on experience they’ll need to lead and collaborate across these disciplines of healthcare.

Awardees:

Milner Staub, MD, Vanderbilt University Leap Fellowship Project: An Assessment of Outpatient Antimicrobial Prescription Across Tennessee Based on Practice Location, Specialty and Provider

The LEAP Fellowship will commence July 1, 2018 and last one year. The Fellowship is for early career infectious diseases physicians - those in their second or third year of fellowship or up to two years post fellowship.

Societal Leadership Weighs In:

IDSA: "I am proud that we have partnered with SHEA and PIDS along with the CDC who is sponsoring LEAP so that infectious disease fellows or early career clinical ID physicians may gain experience and tools to foster collaboration between academic institutions and public health departments. With antimicrobial resistance a more pressing concern then ever, we wish the awardees success during their fellowship and look to their future for inspired leadership in stewardship, epidemiology and public health." – Paul Auwaerter, MBA, MD, FIDSA, President of IDSA

SHEA: "The ability to effectively share knowledge and experience among professionals in public health, infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship and to form fruitful collaborative partnerships is critical in improving patient care and reducing antimicrobial resistance. By offering research support and professional opportunities, the Leadership in Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and Public health (LEAP) Fellowship will help to train future leaders in healthcare epidemiology. We are extremely excited to join IDSA and PIDS in awarding these inaugural LEAP Fellowships," – Keith Kaye, MD, MPH, president of SHEA

PIDS: "The LEAP fellowships recognize outstanding young ID physicians who are poised to become leaders in public health, hospital epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship. The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) is excited to be a part of the inaugural LEAP fellowship awards, and would like to congratulate the four awardees. This is an area of great importance to the future of ID and to the health of our nation."– Paul W. Spearman, MD, FPIDS